Legal Resources is an independently operated pre-paid legal service. A variety of legal services are available to members through participating attorneys for a monthly fee.

Among the services covered in full for a participating employee, spouse, domestic partner and eligible dependent children are:

• Real estate purchase and sale
• Uncontested adoption
• Name change
• Consumer Disputes
• Criminal misdemeanors
• Misdemeanor traffic violations (with valid driver’s license) including first DUI violation
• Landlord/tenant issues
• Credit problems resolution
• Uncontested divorce
• Wills with certain limitations as to trusts and other complicated documents but including Advanced Medical Directives
• Identity Theft Service

Attorney fees not covered in full are provided at a 25% discount on customary and usual fees for many services.

II. Eligibility

The voluntary legal services benefit is open to all regular benefit-eligible full and part-time employees of GW.

III. Enrollment

Eligible employees may enroll within 30 days of their initial hire date or during Spring or Fall Open Enrollment.

Enrollment is for a 12-month period and renews automatically unless you elect to discontinue coverage. Once you have enrolled, deductions will continue for the full 12- month period; you are required to stay in the plan for one year, regardless of employment status.

IV. Premium

The cost is $18.00 per month plus a one-time initial enrollment fee of $20.00. The one-time enrollment fee and the premium deductions are made on an after-tax basis.

V. Termination of Participation

Employees who terminate employment at GW may continue coverage on a self-pay basis for up to 24 months at the group rate.

Change to an Ineligible Status- Employees who change their employment status and are no longer eligible for benefits, may continue coverage on a self-pay basis for up to 24 months at the group rate.

Leave Employees who are on unpaid leave for one full pay period or more are responsible for paying their premiums on a monthly basis. Failure to pay premiums will result in the cancellation of the coverage. Once employees return to active status, premiums will be deducted from paychecks.

For more information regarding the legal services benefit, please contact Legal Resources at 1-800-728-5768 or via the web at www.legalresourcesplan.com.